I don’t think it would have surprised anyone had the Romney campaign deliberately overcharged the press to pocket the difference between the actual cost and what the media outlets paid, to put more money in either the Romney campaign or in Romney`s already well stocked pocket. But, as Buzzfeed points out, his campaign was so disorganized that it looked as though nobody was minding the store.

One campaign aide, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the bills were not artificially inflated, but rather the product of a generally mismanaged campaign. The aide said the advance team — which was tasked with arranging meals and accommodations for the press — failed to communicate with other elements of the campaign and consistently spent more money than necessary.

Indeed, reporters on the trail grew accustomed to having five or six catered meals offered to them every day, with long tables full of food awaiting them at each campaign stop. The meals often went untouched and were sometimes consumed by campaign staff. It remains unclear whether those aides shouldered some of the costs of the meals.

But Obama`s a SOCIALIST! AMMURICA!

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Author: Stephen LaRose

2006 winner of the Canadian Association of University Teachers's Award of Excellence in Journalism for a bunch of prairie dog stuff. Invited into the best homes in Regina. Once.
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